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I´ve followed the discussion, and only can say that:For Germany it´s the same like for UK...land is expensive...noone with a normal Job can afford to buy some land, gas price is high (around 6$/gal),Diesel is bit cheaper then gasoline. CUT´s, when for sale are worn out and expensive. For the price of a mowingtractor (not JD...they are very expensive here) with B$S engine, maybe 40 " deck, grasscollector...ergo only a tractor You can mow Your lawn with you can buy something like the tractor at the attached pic. This is an Eicher with a 72 HP perkins engine and was bought for around 3000$...now it is ready for use, after investment of another 600$...and for 3600$ I only can buy a Yard-Man or MTD mowingtractor here!!